Improvement in bag-fasteners



C. W. HARVEY.

Bag-Fastener- N0, ]60,5Q] Patented March9,l875.

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IMPROVEMENT IN BAG-FASTENERS.

Specificaton forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,591, dated March 9,1875; application filed February 5, 1875.

To all whom t'tmay concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. HARVEY, of Waterloo, Black Hawk county,Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bag-Fasteners, ofwhich the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a detail section of my improved bag-fastener; and Fig. 2 isa side view of the same, illustrating its use.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved bag-fastener,simple in construction, easily applied, and convenient and reliable inuse.

diameter as the rubber block A, or it may be made a little smaller thansaid block to give a little more elasticity to the outer part of therubber. The outer washer D may have its edges beveled, or it may haveits edges slightly flared.

In applying the fastener to a bag, the outer washer D is removed, thescrew B is passed through the body of the bag to be fastened from theinner side, the washer D is then put on, and

the nut is screwed upon the screw. One end of the string to be used isdesigned to be attached to the bag near the fastener A B O D.

In using the fastener the mouth of the bag is gathered in the usual way,the string is passed one or more times around it, and is then passedonce or twice around the outer washer D, and is drawn in between thesaid washer D and the body of the bag, where the elasticity of therubber A will hold it securely in place.

If desired, two rubber blocks, A, may be placed upon the screw B,between the washers O D, in which case the body of the bag should beinterposed between the two blocks A.

By connecting the rubber block or blocks A and the washers O I) by ascrew, B, the fastener is enabled to be conveniently attached to anddetached from the bag, and is also enabled to be readily adjusted toreceive a larger or smaller string, the nut of the screw B enabling thetension of the rubber to be readily adjusted, as required.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- An improved bag-fastener, formed by the combination,with each other, of a rubber block, A, a screw, B, and two metallicwashers, G' D, substantially as herein shown and described.

cHAELEs w. HARVEY.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, 0. SEnewwK.

